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as tensions rise in the middle east, president obama did tell reporters he's keeping all options open. but he is being careful because of prior mistakes, he says, made by moving too quickly in the middle east and he is reluctant to send in american troops. >> i do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syria would not only be good for america, but also would be good for syria. >> reporter: the president saying here in costa rica, he is ready to apply every pressure point to syria. bianna and dan. >> a major challenge facing this administration right now, jim avila traveling with the president. thank you. >>> a lot of other news developing overnight. for that as always it's mr. ron claiborne. good morning, sir. >> good morning, mr. dan harris and bianna golodryga. good morning, america. we begin with that routine traffic stop that turned into a deadly shootout. police in ohio released this disturbing dash cam video from back in march showing a man jumping out of his car and opening fire on a pair of police officers firing 37 shots
as tensions rise in the middle east, president obama did tell reporters he's keeping all options open. but he is being careful because of prior mistakes, he says, made by moving too quickly in the middle east and he is reluctant to send in american troops. >> i do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syria would not only be good for america, but also would be good for syria. >> reporter: the president saying here in costa...
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welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. the president promises obama. we thank her for being here. after last year's dinner, tom brokaw had some blunt words about this dinner. he said some but will he -- he said symbolically that this is a those from separates the people they are supposed to serve. thefocus should be on what hilton is serving tonight, but who we are serving tomorrow. we should be serving the public and the next generation of journalists. and that is something i have thought a lot about since becoming president. few people know what it's like to have this much power for just about a year. other than conan. [laughter] but we didn't just talk about change. came inking our name handy. our dinner has to be about scholarships, not swag. next year, it will be the hundredth year of the correspondence association. there is a lot of history. if you have any mementos out there, some photos of previous dinners, i want you to contact steve coleman, our wonderful vice president. [applause] you can go to our website. there is a place to submit some of
welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. the president promises obama. we thank her for being here. after last year's dinner, tom brokaw had some blunt words about this dinner. he said some but will he -- he said symbolically that this is a those from separates the people they are supposed to serve. thefocus should be on what hilton is serving tonight, but who we are serving tomorrow. we should be serving the public and the next generation of journalists. and that is something i have...
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. >> the white house correspondence dipper, president obama, and late night talk show hosts headline the event before celebrities, journalists, and the white house press corp.. it starts with the red carpet arrivals live today at 6:15 eastern on c-span. >> gary schapiro outlines strategies used to strive in today's economy now on booktv. >> thank you, rick, i appreciate the introduction, and thanks to all of you who give up your time to be here, and listen, and i hope this will be interactive after awhile. the map is i speak a little bit, and then we have some interaction and questions. i spoken of many, many groups around the country and around the world about the issues, and every group is different with different interests. a little bit more about my background. i do head a trade association. it's a non-profit organization of over 2,000 technology companies, everyone you expect from microsoft to sny, best buy to target to companies like google and yahoo. companies at the cutting edge, and i have been in the position for over 20 years and i started out as a lawsuit in washington, d
. >> the white house correspondence dipper, president obama, and late night talk show hosts headline the event before celebrities, journalists, and the white house press corp.. it starts with the red carpet arrivals live today at 6:15 eastern on c-span. >> gary schapiro outlines strategies used to strive in today's economy now on booktv. >> thank you, rick, i appreciate the introduction, and thanks to all of you who give up your time to be here, and listen, and i hope this...
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. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ first lady michelle obama has been living in the white house for over four years now enjoying moments of accomplishment but also sharing moments of national grief. our lee cowan has paid her a visit. >> hi. how are you? >> how are you? so good to see you. thank you for inviting us. a beautiful day. doesn't get much better than this. >> so nice, bright and shiny. reporter: it was a bright and shiny day when they met at the white house just three days before the events in boston and west texas. >> the garden changes week to week. >> reporter: those twin tragedies cast a long shadow over a spring that was just beginning to bloom that day out on the white house garden. it all changed so quickly. in the days following our tour, the president and the first lady found themselves attending memorial services for the dead. offering the consolation of a nation, she says, has been more powerful than almost anything else she's had to face. when there are no words, how do you come up with the words to say? >> you know, in those moments i try to speak from my
. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ first lady michelle obama has been living in the white house for over four years now enjoying moments of accomplishment but also sharing moments of national grief. our lee cowan has paid her a visit. >> hi. how are you? >> how are you? so good to see you. thank you for inviting us. a beautiful day. doesn't get much better than this. >> so nice, bright and shiny. reporter: it was a bright and shiny day when they met at the white...
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position on military intervention in syria is true year civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney yes confirm that military. force is one of many options that president obama is currently considering carney said as a general principle the united states retains the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations of course come just one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the u.s. intel that u.s. intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian government has used chemical weapons against members of the opposition specifically sarin gas u.s. officials claim the attacks in question took place last month in new york and in the outskirts of damascus however a letter that the white house has sent to members of congress states that washington can not confirm the origin of the chemical weapons allegedly used acting in lockstep with the u.s. british prime minister david cameron has come forward insisting that his government has limited but growing evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the syrian military
position on military intervention in syria is true year civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney yes confirm that military. force is one of many options that president obama is currently considering carney said as a general principle the united states retains the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations of course come just one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the u.s. intel that u.s. intelligence officials believe with some degree of...
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. >> on thursday, the white house said it had concluded with some confidence that the syrian government had used chemical weapons. the british government is backing that as well. obama added on friday again that chemical weapons use is a game changer. >> the claims have not changed anything on the ground in syria. government troops pushed into two northern damascus neighborhoods on friday, triggering heavy fighting with rebels. >> syrian government forces are concentrating their firepower on damascus. troops loyal to the regime have been pounding rebel positions. as the fighting escalates, so does evidence that the regime has used a deadly chemical agents against rebel forces. has the syrian president crossed the red line? that would be a game changer for western nations. the u.s. president, barack obama, said investigations were still ongoing, but -- >> the use of potential weapons of mass destruction on civilian populations crosses another line with respect to international norms and international law. that is going to be a game changer. >> british prime minister david cameron emphasi
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. >>> after showing off his chops at the white house correspondents' dinner, president obama is back to serious business. in a wide-ranging news conference, the president said until there is, quote, hard, effective evidence that syria used chemical weapons against its citizens, he will not consider military action. the president also addressed guantanamo bay vowing to renew his push to close the detention facility. he also expressed concern about the dozens of terror suspects held there who are engaged in a hunger strike. >>> investigators in mississippi say the man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to top officials ordered caster beans on ebay. ricin is derived from those beans. james everett dutschke is being held without bond in this case. officials say they found traces of ricin on a dust mask that dut ki threw in a dumpster and in a martial arts studio he used to own. >>> well, it's may 1st, and authorities in seattle are gearing up hoping to avoid a repeat of the violence during last year's may day march. there will be demonstrations there, as well as in los angeles where
. >>> after showing off his chops at the white house correspondents' dinner, president obama is back to serious business. in a wide-ranging news conference, the president said until there is, quote, hard, effective evidence that syria used chemical weapons against its citizens, he will not consider military action. the president also addressed guantanamo bay vowing to renew his push to close the detention facility. he also expressed concern about the dozens of terror suspects held...
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obama earned a new title -- comedian in chief. here's a sampling. >> the problem is that the media landscape is changing so rapidly. yo can't keep up with it. ieóean when buzz feed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. it's true.i; recently though i found a new favorite source for political news. these guys are gret. i think everybody here should check it out. they tell it like it is. called whitehouse.gov. i can not get enough of it. fact is i really do respect the press. i recognize that the press and i have different jobs to do. my job is to be president, your job is to keep me humble. frankly, i think i'm doing my job part of the problem is everybody is so cynical. i mean we're con feeding cynicism suspicion, conspiracies. you remember a few months ago, my administration put out a photograph of me going skeet remember that? and quite a number of people insisted that this had been photo shopped. but tonight i have something to confess. you were right. guys can we show them the actual photo? we were just to tone
obama earned a new title -- comedian in chief. here's a sampling. >> the problem is that the media landscape is changing so rapidly. yo can't keep up with it. ieóean when buzz feed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. it's true.i; recently though i found a new favorite source for political news. these guys are gret. i think everybody here should check it out. they tell it like it is. called whitehouse.gov. i can not get enough of it. fact is i really do respect the press....
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known as the white house correspondents' dinner. obama and d.c. heavyweights rubbing elbows with reporters and a-list hollywood celebrities. as customary, the president took the mike and made a series of jokes. how did he do? abc's reena ninan is in washington. >> reporter: that's right. a series of jokes that poked fun at him, republicans and even conan o'brien. overnight, washington insiders and hollywood stars came together for the yearly bash, a star-studded bashing of politics and the media, all in good fun. >> democrats, republicans, the white house, congress, you all came together to make this spoof. that's what real bipartisanship looks like. >> reporter: even kevin spacey's scheming congressman from netflix's "house of cards" was on hand. >> mr. president, welcome to nerd prom. >> reporter: for many, the highlight of the annaul event is the roast of the president. conducted this year by conan o'brien. >> your hair is so white, it could be a member of your cabinet. >> reporter: but president obama knew exactly how to roll with it. >> when
known as the white house correspondents' dinner. obama and d.c. heavyweights rubbing elbows with reporters and a-list hollywood celebrities. as customary, the president took the mike and made a series of jokes. how did he do? abc's reena ninan is in washington. >> reporter: that's right. a series of jokes that poked fun at him, republicans and even conan o'brien. overnight, washington insiders and hollywood stars came together for the yearly bash, a star-studded bashing of politics and...
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. >> to the white house where president obama is set to provide more military aid to the rebels fighting president assad in syria. one of many issues at the press conference, abc's jon karl was there with tough questions of his own. good morning, jon. the president stepping up the pressure on syria but also making clear that we're not talking about troops here. >> reporter: that's right, george. no desire in this white house to send u.s. troops to syria or get them involved in that conflict really in any way but what they are preparing to do is significantly ramp up aid to the rebels that are fighting president assad. in the short term this will mean more nonlethal aid like night vision goggles, body armor, communications equipment, but i am told that the administration is preparing plans that would send weapons, lethal aid to those rebels. the president has long resisted because of the chance that those weapons could end up in the wrong hands. >> jon, you also asked the president a question about his languishing legislative agenda. it seemed to get under his skin a little bit but he is
. >> to the white house where president obama is set to provide more military aid to the rebels fighting president assad in syria. one of many issues at the press conference, abc's jon karl was there with tough questions of his own. good morning, jon. the president stepping up the pressure on syria but also making clear that we're not talking about troops here. >> reporter: that's right, george. no desire in this white house to send u.s. troops to syria or get them involved in that...
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house the ford white house then reagan was their epic hero and obama is getting away with things i'm sure cheney said at his ranch sometimes in wyoming and says obama's pretty pretty bad do you know he's able to do certain things that i don't think the democrats would let me do so once again to normalize you know kind of the court he's got this is and i want to talk about the bin laden raid which i've heard you speak of i mean i have my own questions because once again i've never really seen much evidence and there's been so many things that have been debunked that they claim happened at the beginning and now we have the movie zero dark thirty not only glorifies all the assertions but it also glorifies these covert operations that really brings those into the forefront why is that we're letting the hollywood participate in historical revisionism of these events yeah i mean there's been a there's a there's an epic story of hollywood colluding with the u.s. military with the cia i mean there's a whole division at the pentagon that was set up just to liaise with hollywood movies to give
house the ford white house then reagan was their epic hero and obama is getting away with things i'm sure cheney said at his ranch sometimes in wyoming and says obama's pretty pretty bad do you know he's able to do certain things that i don't think the democrats would let me do so once again to normalize you know kind of the court he's got this is and i want to talk about the bin laden raid which i've heard you speak of i mean i have my own questions because once again i've never really seen...
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more with herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it did just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom fodder to be my latest of mass distraction. it was known as the nerd prom the hottest ticket in d.c. this weekend for the annual white house correspondents dinner so who are we expecting this year as far as celebrities last year lindsey lowe and in the car dash is made big news what's your agenda tonight we want to talk well exactly do you want to fact that i. think back to president obama as you may know me event was headlined by the late night talk show host conan o'brien and of course like every year the president of the united states this year obama was just full of zingers just like this one. i really do respect the press recognize that the press and i have different jobs to do my job is to be president your job is to keep me humble frankly i think i'm doing my job better. yet there's no are going through there
more with herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it did just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom fodder to be my latest of mass distraction. it was known as the nerd prom the hottest ticket in d.c. this weekend for the annual white house correspondents dinner so who are we expecting this year as far as celebrities last...
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house the ford white house then reagan was their epic hero and obama is getting away with things i'm sure cheney said at his ranch sometimes in wyoming and says obama's a pretty pretty bad do you know he's able to do some things that i don't think the democrats would let me do so once again that normalize you know kind of these cases and i want to talk about the bin laden raid which i've heard you speak of i mean i have my own questions because once again i've never really seen much evidence...
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made us weep and they made us grip our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it took just host government officials and a list celebs it was the most influential media players in the biz in fact the mainstream media even point at the nerd prom provided enough fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction . it known as the nerd prom the hottest ticket in d.c. this weekend for the annual white house correspondents dinner so who are we expecting this year as far as celebrities last year lindsey lowe and in the car dash has made big news what's your agenda tonight we want to talk to you want to talk today i'd like to act president obama as you may know me event was headlined by the late night talk show host conan o'brien and of course like every year the president of the united states this year obama was just full of zingers just like this one. i really respect the press recognize that the press and i have different jobs to do my job is t
made us weep and they made us grip our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it took just host government officials and a list celebs it was the most influential media players in the biz in fact the mainstream media even point at the nerd prom provided enough fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction . it known as the nerd prom the...
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a message went out saying two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. the ap suspended the account and announced they were hacked. when the news hit twitter the dow jones trillion lanch plummeted 150 points. that's a lot because i think it is 200 points. the syrian electronic army took credit. why? what is their point? >> they plunge the the dow. somebody hacking into a twitter account. that's all i can say. >> they will get stories wrong as it is. it will probably hack my account and say i am fun fee -- funny. >> you can get on if you have a computer and you can often see if you are hanging out at best buy. >> when i sleep in the library. this annoys me. the ap is a reputable source. you had the opportunity to tweet anything. this hacker is a hack. it is a dumb tom clancy plot. it would have been don trump admitted he is a circus clown or greg gutfeld announces his retirement and he will be going bar to the hobbits. you had an opportunity to do something cool with that and blew it. >> bill, he has a point. wasn't this the premise of did the die hard 4"
a message went out saying two explosions in the white house and barack obama is injured. the ap suspended the account and announced they were hacked. when the news hit twitter the dow jones trillion lanch plummeted 150 points. that's a lot because i think it is 200 points. the syrian electronic army took credit. why? what is their point? >> they plunge the the dow. somebody hacking into a twitter account. that's all i can say. >> they will get stories wrong as it is. it will...
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." >>> president obama talking about the hometown paper at white house correspondents' dinner. and joining me from baus kevin cullen columnist for "boston globe." >> i hope he follows that up with a digital subscription. >> now, you had a richly detailed piece in the paper the other day about the scene at the boat where dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured and the police supervisor on the scene yelling, hold your fire and turning to the squad team, he hurt your guy, cuff him. how did you get the police officers to recount the story in such detail? >> howie, the best way to explain it. obviously, this is the most followed news story for the last two weeks in the world. for us here at "the boston globe" it is a local story. so, one of the reasons, personally, this has such an impact on me is that i know a lot of these first responders. i mean, i've known them for years and that's why i think it was a little different. i was in northern ireland in 1998 and in london in 2005 when more than 50 people were m murdered on the tube and on a bus. two weeks ago what happened in my town was deep
." >>> president obama talking about the hometown paper at white house correspondents' dinner. and joining me from baus kevin cullen columnist for "boston globe." >> i hope he follows that up with a digital subscription. >> now, you had a richly detailed piece in the paper the other day about the scene at the boat where dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured and the police supervisor on the scene yelling, hold your fire and turning to the squad team, he hurt your...
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should be asked about it the next time they're all boarding at their little white house correspondents dinner part of the problem yes well the problem media journalists are hanging out with the powerful their kids go to school together there they go to supersoaker fights at george joe biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding answers from the powerful and we need a media culture that says we are not friends of those who were reported on we are people who are going to do our job and that is to provide information that's actionable intelligence for ordinary folks in this country to make decisions on what they think is right and wrong in terms of the policies of the government. and i have to bring in rand paul's filibuster of course as important as the issue was he never once mentioned people who were not on americans you know killed in this way i mean how much is thinking in terms of of nation states this jean-louis take
should be asked about it the next time they're all boarding at their little white house correspondents dinner part of the problem yes well the problem media journalists are hanging out with the powerful their kids go to school together there they go to supersoaker fights at george joe biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding...
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and the presidential perks former french leader nicolas a cozy send barack obama lavish gives a with forty thousand dollars including a designer gold bag and crystal laughs find out what other goodies made it to the white house and our teacher. today violence is once again. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. during operation. nato supreme allied commander in europe has called members contributions to the alliances defense being unbalanced and accuse the e.u. of getting a free ride at washington's expense is not the first to sound the alarm over europe shrinking military spending let's see how that trend has affected nato so far together a peon nations have slashed its these a forty five billion dollars equivalent to germany's in time military budget these cuts have led to military personnel in european made to states declining more than twenty five percent since the turn of the century natal survival now depends almost entirely on the us which makes up almost seventy five percent of the actual budget rate grows often activists from stop made to internat
and the presidential perks former french leader nicolas a cozy send barack obama lavish gives a with forty thousand dollars including a designer gold bag and crystal laughs find out what other goodies made it to the white house and our teacher. today violence is once again. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. during operation. nato supreme allied commander in europe has called members contributions to the alliances defense being unbalanced and accuse the e.u. of...
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that was president obama being a little coy at a rare white house news conference today. he took questions about the sequester and obamacare and syria. even gitmo. but did he give any real straight answers? and on wall street, the rally continues. april poses monthly gains for all three indices. now a possibility for stocks to have more gains. could the fed increase its easing policies instead of winding them down. we'll look at the possibilities with a former federal reserve governor. >>> and why shouldn't free market conservative david coke buy the l.a. times? he'll save the papers, improve the newsroom and put in a better editorial policy. we'll debate. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, marking the first 100 days of the second term, president obama met a much more combative white house press corps at a news conference today. he is tackling everything from the red line for syria, obamacare's rollout train wreck, and even whether his agenda is failing. chief washington correspondent, john harwood joins us with the details. good evening, john. >> good ev
that was president obama being a little coy at a rare white house news conference today. he took questions about the sequester and obamacare and syria. even gitmo. but did he give any real straight answers? and on wall street, the rally continues. april poses monthly gains for all three indices. now a possibility for stocks to have more gains. could the fed increase its easing policies instead of winding them down. we'll look at the possibilities with a former federal reserve governor....
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president obama said that be a game-changer, which has not changed. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. what is the context here? is this a big deal or offhanded remark or what? >> well, shepard, no. i think he actually indicated where the white house and the pentagon -- where their thoughts are right now. the white house and pentagon are essentially looking at three options. they're looking to set up a no-fly zone, or limited air strikes or arming the rebels or in combination. defense secretary hagel said, standing next to the british defense secretary, gave an indication which way the white house and pentagon are leaning. >> you are rethinking -- the administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels. >> yes. >> today, as assad's forces moved into homes. the washington post editorial board pinned a scathing condemnation of what the described as the president's lack of leadership and absence of policy on syria. quote: the muddle that is president obama's policy on syria has grown still muddier. his weak and legalistic words about the need
president obama said that be a game-changer, which has not changed. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. what is the context here? is this a big deal or offhanded remark or what? >> well, shepard, no. i think he actually indicated where the white house and the pentagon -- where their thoughts are right now. the white house and pentagon are essentially looking at three options. they're looking to set up a no-fly zone, or limited air strikes or arming the rebels or in combination. defense...
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last saturday event it seemed that hollywood and the white house are closer than ever. take a listen to this. >> i needed somebody to dive in and really become barack obama, and as it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day lewis. >> was i playing obama? yeah, i was. [ laughter ] >> michael: do you think that hollywood and the political worlds are now too close for comfort after leaving that dinner the other night? >> too close for comfort? well, it's not a surprise that president obama was heavily funded and heavily supported by hollywood, so i don't know that that's any big surprise there. do i think that the dinner itself -- you know it's one fun night. you know, and as another person said, you know, of all of the problems that washington, d.c. has as far as being dysfunctional, this is very low on the totem pole. this is just a big party. and i'm pretty down the middle kind of guy, but i was pretty excited -- barbara streisand, steven spielberg, daniel day lewis were all there. those are pretty big names that we on the east coast don't ge
last saturday event it seemed that hollywood and the white house are closer than ever. take a listen to this. >> i needed somebody to dive in and really become barack obama, and as it turns out the answer was right in front of me all along. daniel day lewis. >> was i playing obama? yeah, i was. [ laughter ] >> michael: do you think that hollywood and the political worlds are now too close for comfort after leaving that dinner the other night? >> too close for comfort?...
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us weep and they made us a group of our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it didn't just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided. fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction. known as nerd problem the hottest ticket in d.c. this weekend for the annual white house correspondents dinner so who are we expecting this year as far as celebrities last year lindsey lowe and the car dash has made big news what's your agenda tonight we want to talk was that you want to talk today i think tact president obama as you may know me event was headlined by the late night talk show host conan o'brien and of course like every year the president of the united states this year obama was just full of zingers just like this one. i really respect the press recognize that the press and i have different jobs to do my job is t
us weep and they made us a group of our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it didn't just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided. fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction. known as nerd problem the...
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and president obama takes on some jabs at the media last night's white house correspondents dinner, including a website that's been getting a lot of buzz. >> the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you can't keep up with it. i mean, i remember when buzz feed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. >> but shoot press corps be yucking it up with the white house gang and all chose celebrities? i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> the coverage of the boston bombing took a sharp turn this week as the narrative turned to the motivation of the tsarnaev brothers and whether the federal authorities had mangled the case. there was some angry talk about muslims, as much of the media world picked sides, pointed fingers and engaged in ideological snipe iing. >> we might want to rethink how we say do we want to allow any more muslim students into this country? take a period of time two years, three years, four years and just stop that from happening? >> i think we should also have to examine the use of drones on the united states is involved in there are a lot of civilians
and president obama takes on some jabs at the media last night's white house correspondents dinner, including a website that's been getting a lot of buzz. >> the media landscape is changing so rapidly. you can't keep up with it. i mean, i remember when buzz feed was just something i did in college around 2:00 a.m. >> but shoot press corps be yucking it up with the white house gang and all chose celebrities? i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources." >>> the...
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president obama takes the mike at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> these days when i look in the mirror, i have to admit that i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. >> the president pulled few
president obama takes the mike at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. >> these days when i look in the mirror, i have to admit that i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. >> the president pulled few
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they are looking at how president obama may be able to order action without approval. >> rena, thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of abc's "this week." george, good morning. wayne lapierre, said we have in the midst of everything we care about. are nra members right to be scared? are there more battles brewing? >> they're win right now. they've won all the battles they fought so far this year. but as rena pointed out, the president is committed to try to get the background check bill back before the senate this year. vice president biden is committed to it. and lead proponent in the senate, joe manchin of west virginia, says there might be tweaks that can get more support. we've seen it, as well. some of those senators who voted against the background checks are under tremendous pressure right now, including democrats, who could face the primarieprim. i think you're going to see another vote in the senate. but in the house, nra very strong. i do not see this becoming law this year. >> you have an exclusive interview with warren buffett, holding his shareholders
they are looking at how president obama may be able to order action without approval. >> rena, thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of abc's "this week." george, good morning. wayne lapierre, said we have in the midst of everything we care about. are nra members right to be scared? are there more battles brewing? >> they're win right now. they've won all the battles they fought so far this year. but as rena pointed out, the president is...
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>> what is likely to be the white house reaction to what's happened here? >> reporter: well, nobody's talking about it publicly, you know, but president obama is literally getting asked about syria every day, and again today, with this racheting up of tensions, the president once again said you know, no prospect that he can see of putting u.s. ground troops into syria. but he's not ruling out any options. have a listen to what he had to say. >> if in fact we see strong evidence that we can present and that allows us to say that the syrian military and the syrian government is using chemical weapons, then that is a game changer for us. >> reporter: a game changer. no ground troops, but still keeping all the other options on the table, but it looks like the israelis have decided pretty much they're not waiting around. the israelis as you know have a very strong policy. what they are looking at striking is any weapons that they believe the syrians are going to try and get out of the country to keep safe, transfer to hezbollah across the border in lebanon, and
>> what is likely to be the white house reaction to what's happened here? >> reporter: well, nobody's talking about it publicly, you know, but president obama is literally getting asked about syria every day, and again today, with this racheting up of tensions, the president once again said you know, no prospect that he can see of putting u.s. ground troops into syria. but he's not ruling out any options. have a listen to what he had to say. >> if in fact we see strong...
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the nations. >> jay carney tweeted out that president obama killed it with his comedy at the white house correspondents' dinner. he didn't answer any questions. he will answer questions this morning. >> whatthat's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with a live local news update. have a great day! changer. reaction pouring in from main street to the white house this morning to nba player jason collins's decision to reveal he is gay -- a first by a male athlete currently playing a major u.s. sport. >>> new twist. this morning the fbi is testing female dna found on a piece of one of the boston bombs while they search the home of the widow of one of the suspects. is there a connection. >>> and new this morning. catherine zeta jones cho suffers bipolar disorder checked back catherine zeta jones cho suffers bipolar disorder checked back into a health center. captions paid for by nbc-universal television
the nations. >> jay carney tweeted out that president obama killed it with his comedy at the white house correspondents' dinner. he didn't answer any questions. he will answer questions this morning. >> whatthat's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with a live local news update. have a great day! changer. reaction pouring in from main street to the white house this morning to nba player jason collins's decision to reveal he is gay -- a first by a male...
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>> president obama in front of hundreds of journalists at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. the president had the audience laughing and a lot of his jokes, including one about himself and the change he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. i happen to mention that camilla harris was the best-looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got in trouble when i got back home. who knew eric holder was so sensitive? >> he was grooving. i liked it when they put up pictures of him wearing michelle's bangs. i also see this one. mr. obama telling the press he has plans to put up this billboard next to the new george w. bush library. conan o'brien hosted. o'brien, much funnier. >>> still ahead, coast guard cuts. will efforts to cut back on the budget drive up danger at bay area landmarks along the coast. >> and, playing some hardball. we'll tell you about the plan to bring the a's to san jose. they could now be batted around in court. >>> right now, there
>> president obama in front of hundreds of journalists at the annual white house correspondents' dinner. the president had the audience laughing and a lot of his jokes, including one about himself and the change he has undergone since taking office. >> these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit, i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. i happen to mention that camilla harris was the best-looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got...
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barack obama himself has admitted to more than a little bit of drug use in his lifetime. he admitted to using marijuana and cocaine in his use. if he had not been raised by white grandparents in hawaii or had not done much of his illegal drug use on but the odds are good he would have been stopped or for a store search and caught and far from being president of the united states today he might not even have the right to vote depending on the state he lives in. >> intelligentsia is from the certainty that religion and reason are in different boxes. and the two are at war with each other. someone who was a rational is not a religious or vice versa. and it is the antidote to religion. this itself is the ultimate irrational idea because of the belief that religion is identical to the west is completely untrue.
barack obama himself has admitted to more than a little bit of drug use in his lifetime. he admitted to using marijuana and cocaine in his use. if he had not been raised by white grandparents in hawaii or had not done much of his illegal drug use on but the odds are good he would have been stopped or for a store search and caught and far from being president of the united states today he might not even have the right to vote depending on the state he lives in. >> intelligentsia is from...
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posted the third white house science fair. obamamonday, president posted a third white house science fair. he announced a new program focusing on those four areas. this is 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. have a seat. welcome to the white house science fair, one of my favorite events through the course of the year, and i just had a chance to see some of the outstanding exhibits that have been put forward by some of these american -- amazing young people, and let me just start by saying in my official capacity as president, this stuff is really cool. [laughter] these to say thank you to incredible young people for explaining to me what the heck is going on. everyone of you is enormously talented, obviously, but there is also a community of people that help them succeed, and teachers who believe in them and challenge them to do even more. all of them have loving parents and mentors and families. i not only want to give the young people a round of applause, but all the parents, teachers, principals a
posted the third white house science fair. obamamonday, president posted a third white house science fair. he announced a new program focusing on those four areas. this is 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. have a seat. welcome to the white house science fair, one of my favorite events through the course of the year, and i just had a chance to see some of the outstanding exhibits that have been put forward by some of these american -- amazing young people, and...
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they look at president obama very differently. white paradigm has them s shift. i think that is happening. we don't need to have these dramatic upheavals to have changed. i think the paradigm has already shifted and there is a new contract already being built. let me come back before i go -- any issue of education brown is in the mx. longer america puff favorite minority, and i am ok with that. my feelings are hurt. we least that a black president out of it. this is your time. the bad is it is with that you surrounded, the good news is we come in peace. >> i like that. >> speaking of coming in peace, there is conflict in communities and cities in the community -- black and brown trying to peacefully coexist. when community moving in, one community moving out. they're living on top of each other in dense areas in chicago -- the wonder if you have any thoughts on the years to come and how black folks and brown folks, how are we going to do this dance over the coming years? >> there is a competition for scarce resources. think the congressman pointed this out earlie
they look at president obama very differently. white paradigm has them s shift. i think that is happening. we don't need to have these dramatic upheavals to have changed. i think the paradigm has already shifted and there is a new contract already being built. let me come back before i go -- any issue of education brown is in the mx. longer america puff favorite minority, and i am ok with that. my feelings are hurt. we least that a black president out of it. this is your time. the bad is it is...
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now to a special meeting at the white house hosted by president obama. remember this from university of nebraska spring football game. 7-year-old jack hoffman, running in a touchdown. i remember that. he was celebrated in the end zone by the huskers. he is battling brain cancer. yesterday he met the president in the oval office where he received an autographed football and spoke with one of abc's own huskers correspondent jeff cellini. what was it like being in the white house? it was almost like beak the president. >> almost like being the president. >> barely. >> how funny. mr. obama spent 15 minutes meeting with jack, parents and sisters. jack's dad simply called it a great visit. a great kid. >> what a cutie pie. all right. here is a look at your tuesday forecast now. rain, mountain snow in the north west. another warm day in the southwest. stormy with hail and dangerous winds around green bay. des moines, kansas city, omaha. sprinkle in the northeast. scattered showers and thunderstorms from d.c. into the gulf coast. >> 80s from dallas to miami. >>
now to a special meeting at the white house hosted by president obama. remember this from university of nebraska spring football game. 7-year-old jack hoffman, running in a touchdown. i remember that. he was celebrated in the end zone by the huskers. he is battling brain cancer. yesterday he met the president in the oval office where he received an autographed football and spoke with one of abc's own huskers correspondent jeff cellini. what was it like being in the white house? it was almost...
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>> next, comments from president obama and conan o'brien from the 99th annual -- white house correspondents dinner hosted at the hilton hotel. ♪ >> thank you. thank you, everybody. how do you like my new entrance music? [applause] rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby. [laughter] we are changing things around here little bit. [laughter] were ay, my advisors little worried about the new rap entrance music. they are a little more traditional. they suggested that i should start with some jokes at my own expense. .ake myself down a peg i was like, guys, after four and a half years, how many tags are are there -- pegs left? [laughter] i want to think the white house correspondents. ed, you are doing an outstanding job. we are grateful for the great work you have done. [laughter] -- [applause] that is all the dignitaries that are here, everybody on the dais. i especially want to thank ray does outstanding work for our country, all of our men and women in uniform, and of course, our extraordinary first lady, michelle obama. [applause] loves michelle. ,"e's on the cover of "vogue
>> next, comments from president obama and conan o'brien from the 99th annual -- white house correspondents dinner hosted at the hilton hotel. ♪ >> thank you. thank you, everybody. how do you like my new entrance music? [applause] rush limbaugh warned you about this, second term, baby. [laughter] we are changing things around here little bit. [laughter] were ay, my advisors little worried about the new rap entrance music. they are a little more traditional. they suggested that i...